October 25, 2014, 4:44PM

If you know Shakespeare, you'll recognize many of his important lines woven into this smart, original work, where the New World meets with the Old in a profusion of comedy and pathos. Latin writers have long loved Shakespeare. Pablo Neruda said, "Your words do honor to the entire world." Full story »

May 05, 2012, 2:45PM

The modern day Oedipus tale is set in a California Chicano culture, where neighborhoods are ruled by powerful gangs who function as de facto royalty -- not unlike the strict social codes of the ancient Greeks. Full story »

March 21, 2012, 6:00PM

Performed in Spanish with English supertitles, "Jardin de Suenos" is the first local production of a play by Portlander Sofia May-Cuxim, a native of Mexico City who has acted in previous Miracle Theatre productions. Full story »

February 11, 2012, 3:20PM

With the action on stage steeped in the soft light of memory, Antonio Sonera directs the unyieldingly beautiful first act of the production of "Boleros for the Disenchanted" at Milagro Theatre. Full story »

February 08, 2012, 2:00PM

True love is innocent passion. And true love is hard-won perspective. And "Boleros for the Disenchanted," an affectingly bittersweet comedy by José Rivera (best known as the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of "The Motorcycle Diaries") shows us both. Full story »

February 13, 2010, 7:50PM

The fluidity and confusion of gender roles and politics in modern Mexico are on humorous display in this amusing and well-acted comedy by one of Mexico's best contemporary playwrights, Sabina Berman. Full story »

October 30, 2009, 6:59AM

For its annual celebration of the Day of the Dead, Portland's Miracle Theater is presenting, "Canta y No Llores (Sing and Don't Cry)," a new play by Martin Milagro, a pen name used for a collaborative project. Full story »